Monday morning and the kids are off to school. I've got scads to do (who doesn't?), but I like to start out the creative part of my day with a loosening up exercise: either making a little something or getting to know a supply better. Today the supply is Dylusions brand of paints by Ranger Signature Designer, Dyan Reaveley.
Sometimes I am lucky enough to have an entire range of color from a … [Read more...]

Recently I had a very productive stamping session making movie party invitations. I used the Gel Press Petites, Circle set 10812 with the MISTI to make two cards at once with perfect precision.
Looking at the shapes in this set, I was struck by how the Triangle and the Rectangle shapes combined to make a Pause / Play looking button combo. Add to the inspiration, the Iron Man and Captain America … [Read more...]

Do you have creative tools that never seemed to get past 'Go'? Tools that seemed like a good idea at the time -- but then the time never really came to pass, unless you count the cobwebs collecting on them?
So it was for these sad tools: a collection of Just Rite Wood Mounts for making my own sentiments and a Rollagraph holder and wheels. UNTIL TODAY.
Today, they became COOL again … [Read more...]

The winner is Barbara Lassiter! Congratulations. I sent an e-mail to the account used to make the comment on this post. Enjoy your Mini MISTI. And to everyone else - thank you for participating! Remember to check blog.mysweetpetunia.com for new drawings throughout the remainder of MISTI May-nia!
My Sweet Petunia has invited dozens of your favorite bloggers to participate in MISTI May-nia - … [Read more...]

Today marks the first day of March and a set of new stamp releases from Technique Junkies! The Technique Junkies Design Team has put together a blog hop showcasing all of the new designs for March. You should have started from the beginning of the hop: which is at http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com. The blog before mine is, Karen McAlpine at http://dreamingncreating.blogspot.com. Make sure to … [Read more...]

About Sally Lynn MacDonald

Sally Lynn often mixes her love of creating and teaching art with her high-tech side – blending a love of handmade art with hybrid-digital media in what she playfully calls her ‘studio lab’. Every now and then her large-format printer is subjected to printing on a surface that definitely is not listed in the owners’ manual.

She is a maven for studio organization, using her abilities to use spreadsheets and databases to bring order from chaos. “It’s marvelous when the right and left brain actually work together in the studio!” Read More…